Transition Networks DVP 5140K manual Preparing the Site

2.1Preparing the Site

Consider the following when choosing a site for the Multichannel Media

Converter:

•Select a site that provides conditions that conform to the environmental requirements listed in the appendix.

•Select a site that is dust-free and moisture-free.

•Do not block the ventilation openings on the Multichannel Media Converter. The site should allow for proper heat dissipation from, and adequate ventilation around, the Multichannel Media Converter.

•Be sure that the site will allow easy access to twisted-pair cables, fiber-optic cables, and power cord(s).

•Use dedicated power circuits or power stabilizers to supply reliable power to the Multichannel Media Converter.

•Keep twisted-pair cabling away from sources of electrical noise, such as radios, electric motors, transmitters, broadband amplifiers, power lines, and flourescent fixtures.

Also:

•ALL NODES connected to the ports on the media converter must operate at the same speed: 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s, according to Multichannel Media Converter model selected.

•The nodes connected to EACH CHANNEL on the Multichannel Media Converter must operate in the same duplex mode, either half-duplex or full-duplex. Do NOT, for instance, connect a node operating at half-duplex to a twisted-pair port and then connect another node operating at full-duplex to the fiber-optic port of the same channel.

2.2 METTF10xx, MFETF10xx